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Momoyama Period. 1568 - 1603. Goodbye Ashikaga Family. Hello Nobunaga and then Hideyoshi Ashikaga Shogunate fell bc samurai ’ s were loyal to feudal lords, not the encompassing government. Too many internal conflicts. Nobunga and Hideyoshi marked the Momoyama Period. Oda Nobunaga.
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Momoyama Period 1568 - 1603
Goodbye Ashikaga Family • Hello Nobunaga and then Hideyoshi • Ashikaga Shogunate fell bc samurai’s were loyal to feudal lords, not the encompassing government. Too many internal conflicts. • Nobunga and Hideyoshi marked the Momoyama Period
Oda Nobunaga Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Nobunaga was a ruthless warrior, but he believed in the importance of the arts • Hideyoshi was way too ambitious, but was part of this period marking one of the most creative periods in Japanese history.
Kano School Decorative Painting • Fusuma: paper-covered sliding doors
Kano Eitoku • Fusuma depicting a Plum Tree, Momoyama Period 1563-73 • Located in Daitoku-ji, Kyoto • Ink and gold on paper • Symbol of Spring
Both are symbols of a long life • Harsh lines, vigorous brushstrokes, and dramatic compositions echo the work of Sesshu
Edo Period • Tokugawa Ieyasu gains control of Japan, period lasted from 1603 - 1868 • Edo is now new capital, not Kyoto. • Peace and prosperity came to Japan • Japan was closed off to the rest of the world bc of suspicious government